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International Business Machines Corp., Huntsville, AL. – 1977
Described are the components, functions, and monitoring instrumentation of a solar heating system at Scattergood School, a Quaker school located in Iowa. The system provides the school gymnasium's space heating and preheating for domestic hot water. This project was constructed and is being evaluated under the United States Department of Energy's…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Demonstration Programs, Energy, Federal Programs
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Burt, Ralph H. – CEFP Journal, 1976
A project testing solar heating and cooling in an existing building, the George A. Towns Elementary School, is intended to provide information on system design and performance, allow the identification and correction of problems encountered in installing large units, and gauge community/user reaction to solar equipment. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education
School Business Affairs, 1979
A solar heating and hot water system are part of the basic design at a center for severely handicapped children in California. A computer will be recording temperature and energy usage at the largest solar installation in a Michigan school. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation
Oddo, Sandra – Progressive Architecture, 1979
The design and effectiveness of a number of government/industry active solar demonstration projects. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Building Design, Building Innovation, Demonstration Programs
American School and University, 1980
The Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering at the University of Minnesota is constructing a building that will be 95 percent underground. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Architectural Research, Building Innovation, Demonstration Programs
Owen, Walter – Worklife, 1979
Employment and training in solar installation work is provided by fifteen Solar Utilization/Economic Development and Employment (SUEDE) demonstration projects funded by the United States Departments of Labor and Energy and the Community Services Administration. The article describes the projects and the types of work. (MF)
Descriptors: Community Services, Demonstration Programs, Employment Programs, Energy Conservation
American School and University, 1980
Solar energy heats and cools the newest building on the campus of Columbus Technical Institute in Ohio. A solar demonstration project grant from the Department of Energy covered about 77 percent of the solar cost. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning Equipment, Demonstration Programs, Educational Facilities Design, Federal Aid
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Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, DC. Div. of Solar Energy. – 1976
Brief abstracts of projects funded by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and conducted under the National Program for Solar Heating and Cooling of Buildings are presented in three volumes. This, the second volume, identifies the major efforts currently underway in support of the national program. The National Aeronautics and…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Data Collection, Demonstration Programs, Energy Conservation
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Green, C. Paul; Orsak, Charles G. – 1979
Undertaking of a systems approach to curriculum development for solar training led to (1) a feasibility study to determine the role of the community college in solar energy technology, (2) a market analysis to determine the manpower need, and (3) a task analysis for development of a curriculum for training solar energy technicians at Navarro…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Conservation Education, Curriculum Development
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1981
This brochure provides summaries of 23 exemplary, research, and curriculum projects known as the Vocational Improvement Program that share three concerns: meeting needs of underserved students, sex fairness, and excellence in vocational education. The 14 exemplary projects focus on vocational exploration and skill building in marine and related…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Bilingual Education, Business Education, Career Awareness